Office Memorandum No. 2733/2026/HD of the Housing Department, Government of Uttarakhand dated 7th August, 2026 on the administration of the estate of a deceased person [C1N-Q6A]

No. 2733/2026/HD

GOVERNMENT OF UTTARAKHAND

Housing Department, Government of Uttarakhand

Dehradun, dated the 7th August, 2026

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: The administration of the estate of a deceased person by executors of a will under the Uttarakhand Uniform Civil Code Act, 2024, regarding.

1. The undersigned is directed to say that references have been received in the Housing Department, Government of Uttarakhand on the manner in which the administration of the estate of a deceased person by executors of a will is to be regulated under the Uttarakhand Uniform Civil Code Act, 2024.

2. The matter has been examined. Every executor of a will carrying on the administration of the estate of a deceased person shall make an application in Form III to the Maintenance Tribunal within thirty days, accompanied by a fee of two hundred rupees.

3. It is, accordingly, clarified that a separate application shall be made in respect of each place at which the administration of the estate of a deceased person is undertaken, and the Maintenance Tribunal shall dispose of it within thirty days of its receipt.

4. Difficulties, if any, in the implementation of this office memorandum may be brought to the notice of the Housing Department, Government of Uttarakhand.

(Secretary to Government)